REASONS FOR STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SEVEN FESTIVALS
OF
THE MESSIAH

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The feasts are in the Bible, and all the Bible
is inspired by God (2 Tim. 3:16-17).
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The feasts are a shadow of things to come that
teach us about the Messiah
(Col. 2:16-17; Heb. 10:1).
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The feasts are prophetic types and examples
foreshadowing significant events in
God's plan of redemption (1 Cor. 10:1-6,11).
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God gave the feasts so we could learn and understand
God's plan of redemption
for the world and our personal relationship to Him (Rom. 15:4).
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The feasts, as part of the Torah (which means
instruction), are as a schoolmaster
or tutor that leads us to the Messiah (Gal. 3:24)
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The feasts will point to the Messiah and God's plan for the world through
the Messiah
(Ps. 40:6-8; Heb. 10:7).
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Jesus came to fulfill all that was written
in the Old Testament, which consists of three parts:
The Torah, the prophets, and the writings concerning
Him
(Luke 24:26-27; John 5:46-47).
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The feasts set forth the pattern of heavenly
things on earth (Heb. 8:1-2,5; 9:8-9,23;
Ex. 25:8-9,40; 26:30; Num. 8:4; Eze. 43:1-6, 10-12).
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God gives the natural to explain the spiritual
(1 Cor. 15:46-47).
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By studying the natural we can understand the
spiritual (1 Cor. 2:9-13; 2 Cor. 4:18).


